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Mumbai's long shadow finally recedes
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THIMPHU (Bhutan), April 29: Pakistan and India agreed on Thursday to revive, without any precondition, the stalled dialogue when their prime ministers met for first direct talks in nine months on the sidelines of the 16th Saarc summit here.
Mumbai's long shadow finally recedes
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THIMPHU (Bhutan), April 29: Pakistan and India agreed on Thursday to revive, without any precondition, the stalled dialogue when their prime ministers met for first direct talks in nine months on the sidelines of the 16th Saarc summit here.
Both sides termed the meeting between Yousuf Raza Gilani and Dr Manmohan Singh "very positive"...
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Official concealed facts on NRO beneficiaries, SC told
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, April 29: The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that a former joint secretary of the interior ministry, Tahir Sarfraz, had concealed information about conviction of FIA official Ahmed Riaz Sheikh at the time of his promotion in the agency.
A bench comprising Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, Justice Rahmat Hussain Jafferi and Justice Tariq Parvez was hearing a suo motu case about promotion of Mr Sheikh, an officer who had been sentenced to 14-year rigorous imprisonment and dismissed from service in 2002...
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, April 29: The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that a former joint secretary of the interior ministry, Tahir Sarfraz, had concealed information about conviction of FIA official Ahmed Riaz Sheikh at the time of his promotion in the agency.
A bench comprising Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, Justice Rahmat Hussain Jafferi and Justice Tariq Parvez was hearing a suo motu case about promotion of Mr Sheikh, an officer who had been sentenced to 14-year rigorous imprisonment and dismissed from service in 2002...
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Promotion of 54 bureaucrats annulled
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, April 29: Acting on the directives of the Supreme Court, the establishment division annulled on Thursday its notification of Sept 4 under which 54 bureaucrats had been promoted to BS-22, knowledgeable sources told Dawn.
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Promotion of 54 bureaucrats annulled
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, April 29: Acting on the directives of the Supreme Court, the establishment division annulled on Thursday its notification of Sept 4 under which 54 bureaucrats had been promoted to BS-22, knowledgeable sources told Dawn.
The PM Secretariat, meanwhile, is waiting for Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to return from Bhutan for specific instructions...
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FIA finds clue to 'facilitator' of Benazir assassination
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By Mohammad Asghar
ISLAMABAD, April 29: The Special Investigation Group of the FIA, which has been asked to fix criminal responsibility in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, has conducted the DNA test of the suicide bomber and the result matched the blood samples taken from his shoes found by investigators from the residence of the 'facilitator'.
FIA finds clue to 'facilitator' of Benazir assassination
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By Mohammad Asghar
ISLAMABAD, April 29: The Special Investigation Group of the FIA, which has been asked to fix criminal responsibility in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, has conducted the DNA test of the suicide bomber and the result matched the blood samples taken from his shoes found by investigators from the residence of the 'facilitator'.
In addition to the DNA tests, the SIG team investigated the accused being tried in the Benazir Bhutto case in Adiala jail and questioned Saud Aziz, the then Rawalpindi City Police Officer, and DCO Irfan Elahi on Thursday...
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Three sisters suffer acid attack in Kalat
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, April 29: Three young sisters were seriously injured when two unidentified men riding on a motorcycle threw acid on them in Kalat town, some 150 kilometres from here, on Thursday.
Informed sources said that Sakina Bibi, 14, Saima Bibi, 16, and Fatima Bibi, 20, were on their way to Killi Pandrani, a locality on the outskirts of Kalat town, when the two men attacked them...
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Drone attacks illegal, experts warn Congress
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WASHINGTON, April 29: US drone attacks were illegal because the CIA was using civilian contractors to launch them, a prominent US lawyer told a key congressional committee.
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Drone attacks illegal, experts warn Congress
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WASHINGTON, April 29: US drone attacks were illegal because the CIA was using civilian contractors to launch them, a prominent US lawyer told a key congressional committee.
Another lawyer argued before the US House Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs that while the United States had the right to use the drones, the CIA personnel actually launching the attacks could be guilty of war crimes...
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Water flow below Chashma drops
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, April 29: Water flows downstream Chashma have dropped by 13,000 cusecs because of static temperatures over the past few days and there is likelihood of a 30 to 40 per cent water shortage in southern Punjab and Sindh over the next few days.
Sources in the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) told Dawn that river flows downstream Tarbela which stood at 69,000 cusecs on April 26 had declined to 56,000 cusecs on Thursday...
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Pakistan has moved 100,000 troops from Indian border: Pentagon
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By Our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 29: Pakistan has deployed 140,000 troops in Fata, moving at least 100,000 soldiers from the Indian border to back up its 'unprecedented' crackdown on militants along the Afghan border, says a Pentagon report.
Pakistan has moved 100,000 troops from Indian border: Pentagon
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By Our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 29: Pakistan has deployed 140,000 troops in Fata, moving at least 100,000 soldiers from the Indian border to back up its 'unprecedented' crackdown on militants along the Afghan border, says a Pentagon report.
In its mandatory report to the US Congress on the situation in the Pakistan-Afghan region, the Pentagon notes that the deployment is the biggest in the country's history on the western border...
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Swat militants told to surrender by May 15
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PESHAWAR April 29: The government has warned militants in Swat that their property will be confiscated and their families expelled if they do not surrender by May 15.
A poster put by security forces at prominent places in Swat said if the militants did not surrender by the deadline "they (militants) will lose their property and their families will be expelled from Malakand"...
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China to build two reactors in Pakistan: FT
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BEIJING, April 29: China has agreed to build two new civilian nuclear reactors in Pakistan, a report said on Thursday.
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China to build two reactors in Pakistan: FT
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BEIJING, April 29: China has agreed to build two new civilian nuclear reactors in Pakistan, a report said on Thursday.
Chinese companies will build at least two 650-megawatt reactors at Chashma in Punjab, the Financial Times said...
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Karachi Stocks Down 81.86 Points:
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KARACHI, April 29: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 10437.16, down 81.86 points.
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Karachi Stocks Down 81.86 Points:
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KARACHI, April 29: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 10437.16, down 81.86 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, April 29: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 84.20 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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